[speaker001:] Have you every belonged to a political party?
[speaker002:] No, I haven 't, but I thought about joining the green party.
[speaker001:] Really? I know you are very concerned about the environment. You were a member of the pressure group Greenpeace, weren 't you?
[speaker002:] Yes. I was. But I didn 't have enough time to devote to it.
[speaker001:] The green party have no chance of winning an election. The other parties are too big and popular.
[speaker002:] You 're right. But smaller political and pressure groups can often influence large political parties. Any member of parliament can propose legislation and parties and pressure groups can raise awareness
[speaker001:] Most people are not very politically aware. They often don 't understand the issues fully.
[speaker002:] That 's true. But it 's a little strange because the media often reports on political events. You can read about them in newspaper or hear them on tv.