Energy for the public, not for profit! Besides, if it makes a profit, surely this would be better invested in the country than in shareholders pockets.

Richard Robinson, Scarborough

Heating and hot water should not be for commercial gain.

Pam Robinson, London

The recent price increases by the major energy companies prey on the most vulnerable members of society solely to boost already record high profits.

Gerald Halligan, Edinburgh

I have photo-voltaics and have done a lot to make my home energy efficient. It would be good if the government allowed us to do the same with national energy provision.

Polly Moyer, Bristol

Enough is enough. People first, not profit.

Michael Shaw, Saddleworth

Re-nationalise all energy.

Jennifer Gray, Bristol

No need to feed the greed. Plant the seed.

Bryan Burrow, Kendal

End this disastrous privatisation.

John Howe, Rotherham

Let’s get the utilities out of the hands of these greedy bastards. They should belong to the community at large.

Andy Wilkinson, Norwich

Energy should not be in the hands of foreign companies. We the people should own it. France and Germany would never privatise strategic industries.

Marjorie Arnold, Wigan

Another example of capitalism running amok with no restraints.

Mike Sargent, Dover

Enough is enough with no pay rises and the energy companies just milking us. It’s time that fuel came back into public ownership.

Nigel Penn, Buxton

Sounds good to me.

Jane Taylor, Doncaster

Energy sales need to be under state ownership again. It’s time to stop the daylight robbery we are subjected to by the Big Six energy companies. Enough is enough.

Marie Priest, Brighton

All essential services should be community assets, managed to benefit the people and not financially punish them.

Graham Towler, Northampton

Fuel should be at cost and not be for profit.

Claire Scott, Bideford

Energy profits should be invested in energy re-vitalisation, not to line the pockets of company bosses and shareholders.

Stephen Swanton, Leeds

Utilities need to return to public ownership. We’re being ripped off.

Mike Seaman, Uxbridge

Current events. Enough said.

Thomas Reid, Barlby

Why do people not shift away from the Big Six? If everyone did they’d soon think again about their prices.

Sheila Taylor, Sheffield

Utilities should be in public hands and not those of profit-seeking, and often foreign, owners.

Geoffrey Telfer, Baildon, Shipley

There are some services and utilities that are too important to be in private hands, energy, health, education amongst them.

Roger Payne, Harpenden

We need clean, green, renewable, non-nuclear energy, non biomass energy produced as much as possible close to the user with many more home producers.

Roy St Pierre, Colne

Re-nationalised power could act as a flywheel for the economy. Nationalised power could provide jobs, training, economical energy for business and private individuals.

Paul Thomas, Heanor

Energy to serve the sustainable needs of the many, not the short-term profit of the elite few.

Andrew Duncan, Exeter

It’s time for a return to non-profit utilities, providing public services in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.

Linda Urquhart, Loughborough

A publicly owned energy provider will show up the lie that competition has been good for consumers, just as East Coast has on the railways.

Tom Warnett, Slough

I think it is wrong that services that are virtually human rights are there for the purpose of making money.

Stefan Wright, Huddersfield

stop private companies profiting at the people’s expense when so many are in ‘fuel poverty’

Lynne Carpenter, Lindon

It’s high time we stood together for the good of the majority.

Kevin Sefton, Oxford