The Big Six are corporate thieves.

Geoff Lange, Gosport

We’re told we have fundamental human rights in this country but do they actually mean anything when people are freezing to death in their own homes?

Callum Gill, London

Let’s unite against these fat cats and make them reduce their profits.

Hitendra Patel, Surbiton

private companies are more concerned about profits for shareholders than providing a service. This is inevitable if they want to attract investors.

Barbara Brogan, Letchworth

I have three kids and cannot afford to heat the house for them. It’s ridiculous that these power companies think it’s acceptable to charge the amount they do.

David Wilson, East Kilbride

I support this act.

Gamal Salem, Dartford

Why has it taken so long to get started? The Tories are always fast enough pushing their privatisation schemes through parliament without asking for anyone’s opinions.

Lorna Pearson

People not profits.

Matthew Day, Leicester

Enough is enough. People first, not profit.

Michael Shaw, Saddleworth

Bring the power back to the people.

Alex Burnell, Ipswich

I’m tired of being overcharged and paying more for ever decreasing benefit. Nationalise now.

Julia Clarke, Croydon

Why should someone else control our energy supply?

Nigel Apperley, Bournemouth

There needs to be a common policy, approach and pay structure which realistically focuses on the end consumer.

Lesley Downes, Exmouth

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

John Warburton, Treuddyn

Access to power is a basic human right and one that needs to be affordable for all.

Kimaya Crolla-Younger, London

I’m fed up with the fat cat chairman making a mint while my bills still go up and up.

Michael Oram, Dorchester

Crooks every one of them.

Glen Gibb, Dunbar

It makes sense for ‘natural monopoly’ industries, providing necessities like energy, to be in public hands. Profits directly invested into insulating homes.

Rosie Leach, Machynlleth

Of all the public services this has the strongest link between modern day human needs and climate change. We cannot leave it to the greedy pigs to manage.

David Lyons, Aylesbury

Our natural resources should never have been privatised in the first place.

John Faviell Taylor, Ripon

When people are having to decide between heating and eating what does that say about modern day Britain? The more shareholders get the more they want. Greedy people.

Anita Hambly, Northamptonshire

The power companies’ directors and shareholders are just vultures feasting on the misery of people with no choice.

Richard Walthew, Duns

We only demand back what was once ours.

Jim Granter, Alsager

People should not have to choose heating over eating.

Jimmy Murray, London

Because energy is too important to be left to the spivs.

Dave Waite, Lincoln

Let the voices of the people be heard.

Julian Bell, West Molesey

What’s the point of disrupting a well run system for the sake of political ideology? Save the money for the councils that are having to make budget cuts.

Philip Cheung, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Basic needs should not be in the hands of big business.

Brendan Dolan, Manchester

The fact that the privatised energy companies can threaten the UK with blackouts has made the need for nationalisation more urgent.

Diane Tsavalos, Liverpool

Let us return to a fair sharing of wealth and freedom.

Peter Canham, Hitchin