In the past month or so I’ve heard speeches from smart, passionate leaders such as Bill Clinton and Jeff Immelt. And you didn’t have to see 24 hours of cable news analysis afterwards to get what they were saying. They said that in terms of broadband and transport infrastructure America is falling far behind many other developed nations. Or that, when it comes to 21st-century energy policy and commitment to environmental change, nations such as China and Germany have long-term plans to make green from green – the U.S. doesn’t.