The energy rip-off needs to end now.

Alan Ralph, Watford

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

Peter Canham, Hitchin

Too much attention to profits when we should be concentrating on improving life chances.

Ann Scott, Birmingham

Bring back the CEGB. They would have solved the reduction of CO2 problem, got nuclear generation, got safe generation margins etc.

John Exon, Harrogate

It’s about time these big companies are called to account for pricing people out of their basic day-to-day needs.

Stephen Chambers, Strood

I’m 100% behind you on this. It’s time to favour people rather than profits. We need to re-nationalise all utilities and public transport.

Philip Joyce, Dundee

All utilities should be publicly owned and run for the benefit of the public not shareholders, with profits ploughed back in for everyone’s benefit.

Anne Callaghan, Blantyre

Put this resource back in the hands of the British taxpayer instead of foreign shareholders who do not care about people.

Joyce Watchorn, Chester-le-Street

There are those that can and those that cannot heat their homes. I’m for supporting and speaking up for those that can’t.

Mitch James, Bristol

Privatisation of Britain’s public services has been a disaster for consumers, the environment and the economy.

Jim Dignan, Sheffield

Energy companies should be brought to task.

Rita Thirsk, Beverley

As an old age pensioner on a limited budget I am finding it increasingly difficult to manage.

Sheila Reilly, Coventry

Why should someone else control our energy supply?

Nigel Apperley, Bournemouth

A 21st Century smart organisation, lean, agile, co-operative and sociocratic – sharp and efficient. Replace customer-hostile with customer-centred.

Martin Grimshaw, Brighton

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

21st-century government has a duty to provide all its citizens with heat and light at a fair price. Ability to pay should make no difference to this basic human right.

Hugh Terry, Reading

Public services for people not profit.

Laurie Walmsley,

Tell Sid to hand back the keys and bugger off.

David Goodwin, Dunchurch

Basic utilities that underpin the infrastructure of a nation should never be in the hands of private, often foreign, businesses.

Tim McDowall, Livingston

No compensation for the shareholders who got the shares at a bargain price.

David Robinson, Sheffield

Energy prices are way too high. We are in debt already and next year will be worse. They are bleeding us dry.

Sue Rees, Whitstable

Essential services must be state-owned. Power for the people, by the people.

Mark Garner, Leicester

The current political concern about energy provision consistently ignores the obvious – that the problems are the consequence of privatisation.

Simon Archer, York

Enough is enough.

Rick Long

It’s about time we stopped foreign countries buying into us and ripping out our roots.

Elaine Whybrow, Dartford

It cannot be right that businesses make huge profits from energy.

John Crawford, Burscough

It’s time to stop the greed.

Michaela Armstrong, Manchester

Give us our power back and allow us the means to produce our own energy on a community basis without the political constraints of large corporations.

Tom Rickman, Penzance

Honesty and firmness please.

Christine Ager, Rayleigh

Heating and lighting are essential commodities in the UK. They should not be profit-based industries. They should be run by society for society.

Lindy Furby, Edinburgh