Privatising our vital energy services was a disaster waiting to happen, though the Tories daren’t admit it (Row over rise in energy bills for 1m households, 3 March). We may not realise it, but it has been cold in all of Europe, so price rises are inevitable. As your report says, the 7.9% rise in prices in the last six months was “driven primarily by increases in wholesale gas and electricity costs”. John HeawoodYork• Why is there a “row” over an average price rise of £22 per annum for a million households using gas and electricity? Mark LewinskiSwaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire• Join the debate – email guardian.letters@theguardian.com• Read more Guardian letters – click here to visit gu.com/letters

Source: The Guardian March 05, 2018 18:00 UTC