The Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning proposes a strategy for lifelong learning for the next quarter-century. In this article, four of the Inquiry's commissioners--Leisha Fullick, John Field, Teresa Rees and Helen Gilchrist--reflect on some of the report's key themes. Fullick discusses the role of "local responsiveness" in strengthening the connections between learning and wider strategies to combat poverty and social exclusion. John Field describes the positive relationship between learning and the kinds of life conditions--health, civic participation, employability--that shape the quality of our lives. Teresa Rees discusses learning in the "fourth stage" of life (aged 75 and over), particularly for those afflicted with Alzheimer's or dementia. Helen Gilchrist explains the importance of local communities, in partnership with their further education colleges, having the freedom to determine to a much greater extent what local lifelong learning should look like.