Just as in the United States, political changes in the United Kingdom and other nations affect education policy. Louise Stoll, professor at the London Centre for Leadership in Learning, Institute of Education, University of London, offers a different view on policy in these excerpts from a conversation with Tracy Crow, Learning Forward's associate director of publications. Stoll lives and works in England, and her research and consulting work has taken her all over the world. In her professional learning work, Stoll emphasizes networks, learning communities, and leadership.