SIR - In 1963 the great train robbers did very long prison sentences for stealing £3 million worth £50million today (peanuts).

The price of gas and electric has come down 30% and 21%. Yet the energy companies have only reduced it by an outrageous insult of 5%.

Let's not beat about the bush, by not reducing it down by 30% and 21% the energy companies are stealing not millions but billions of pounds from 40 million adults right across Britain. They are treating the British people with 100% utter contempt.

David Cameron's coalition government must act immediately.

MR K HEMMING Worcester