The attempt to create an artificial market in energy supply has demonstrably failed. It is broke so let’s fix it.

Rik Alewijnse, Feering

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

Geoffrey Telfer, Baildon, Shipley

Government approved robbery of the population for the benefit of the few.

Gordon Stringer, Potters Bar

It’s plain common sense.

Roger Dickings, Peterborough

Power is too important to be left to private business.

Toby Ray, London

Re-nationalisation of all utilities.

Dennis Wood, Clacton-on-Sea

They should never have been sold off in the first place.

David Callahan, London

The Big Six are corporate thieves.

Geoff Lange, Gosport

Making profit from essential public services shouldn’t be allowed.

Ian Johncock, Gravesend

The supply of a universal commodity, such as energy, should be run on a non-profit basis.

Julian Smith, Dunfermline

Power to the people.

Andrew Wilkes, Cardiff

Our heating is our biggest cost nowadays.

Glynis Marshall, Nottingham

Re-nationalise all power and water companies now.

Len White, Coventry

Time to get rid of the energy racketeers.

Karen Johnson, Princes Risborough

It is obscene for anyone (including the government with VAT) and especially foreigners to make money from the sale of domestic fuel. Privatisation is essential.

Ian Grant, Sunderland

Re-nationalise all public utilities.

Mary Jackson, Doncaster

Re-nationalise it all. It should all be owned by and run for all the people – not thieves and shareholders.

Simon Williams, Sutton

Keep power prices down and cut down on dividends to shareholders.

Dorothy Joyce Cox, Poole

Big Six energy companies are a definite cartel. Let’s have a proper investigation into them. Ever since the utility companies were put in private hands prices have risen.

Mark Laidler, Doncaster

De-rail the current gravy train. Too many bosses and not enough productive staff.

Robert Nolan, Liverpool

The increases over the last few years show that this government is only interested in big business as usual. Disgraceful.

William Ryan, Manchester

All utilities should belong to the people, not profit-making private companies.

John Warburton, Treuddyn

We need to empower communities. People do have power. If we want to achieve something, we the people can be the agent of change and do it ourselves.

Greg Hewitt, Nottingham

Daylight robbery. Corporate assisted manslaughter.

Jeffrey Wong, Manchester

Excellent cause. Well done. When the government washes its hands of its responsibility to the people, the people must take action to protect themselves.

Graham Coulson, Cambridge

The voice and will of the silent majority needs to be heard.

Geoffrey Allen, Cramlington

All utilities and public transport should be in state ownership.

John Truelove, Weston-super-Mare

This is our right; We have paid ten-fold for the energy infrastructure. It is time it is returned to its rightful owners – the people of Britain.

Karshan Moodley, London

Let’s bring an end to the extortion racket that is operated by the power companies.

Nigel Buxton, Sheffield

Everything should be publicly owned. The government has no say in the matter.

Mark Parry, Oswestry