Start with the transport system and then move on to our utilities. It’s not just all about profit for the few but the needs of the many.

John McGeown, Greenock

If Germany can run a great publicly-owned transport system then so can Britain.

Adam Hiley, Upminster, Essex

Great idea. Why not get the campaign to re-nationalise Royal Mail started now as well. In a few years that will also be expensive and useless.

Alex May, Wallasey

The rail network should be government-owned, to resume order and assurance of safe, easy and improved travel infrastructure.

Vivek Katyara, Birmingham

Bring back British Rail.

Liam Sheerin, Brighton

Customers are fed up with escalating fares, poor reliability, awful services and not enough carriages. British trains, built in Britain for the British people.

Timothy Laurence, Reading

The experience with Southern Rail leaves us with no other choice..

Carl Loben, Brighton

The privatised fragmentation of British Rail cannot be called other than a total and unmitigated disaster. It has cost us dearly, in money and in lives.

Michael Spurden, York

Railways should be the best form of public transport. They should be efficient, reasonably priced and a public service, not a commercial carcase for stripping.

Charlotte Reader, Clacton-on-Sea

I fully support this 100%.

Matthew Browne, Cardiff

Sort it out Scameron.

Rupert Rooksby, Nottingham

East Coast is making money and is feeding that money into Treasury coffers. Why not take back the whole network and make it work for the country, not the money grabbers?

Allan Orrick, Prudhoe

Privatisation of BR was one of the most inexcusable government decisions ever. We are left with high fares and bad service. Privatisation didn’t work for BR.

David McDermid, Newton Mearns

The status quo is not an option. Stop ripping commuters off.

Andy McEwan, Whitstable

Public Transport should be just that, run for the public by the public, but we have got to get it right. The Germans can do it, so why can’t we?

Suki Jones, Portsmouth

One operator would make it easier when you require assistance. Wheelchair spaces vary in size on different operators.

Pablo Rees, Swansea

End the farce and bring back common sense with a system that works for its customers.

Christine Oakhill, St Albans

I’m an ex-BR permanent way worker, back in the days when we knew every inch of the track in our area.

Kevin McGrath, Great Yarmouth

Return us to the golden age of nationalised railways.

Marcus Podilchuk, Totnes

The East Coast line has shown the private failures how to make a profit.

Terry Thompson, Newark

The current system is run for the friends of politicians, not the people.

Andrew Ridgway, Manchester

Unified and not for profit. It can’t get better than that.

Abigail Cooper, East Cowes

Let’s have it.

Ian Woodford, Ipswich

The network should serve the public.

Kelly Moran, London

The East Coast rail line has been in public ownership since private operators pulled out. It is now in profit.

J Winton, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

Bring back national railways to be proud of. Get us to work on time with a seat. And a clean safe journey for a reasonable price.

Vanessa Martin, Brighton

I’d happily pay more tax for a smoother, cheaper, nicer, national railway system.

Elliot Ellison, Bristol

Give us back our National Rail.

Ellie Gibbs, Knaresborough

People not profit.

Neil Sanderson, Oswestry

The fragmentation of public transport is a massive waste of money. The tendering process, consultants’ fees and shareholder profits could be reinvested in the system.

Gloria McNeil, Peterborough