http://standpointmag.co.uk/taxonomy/term/24 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://standpointmag.co.uk/film-january-february-12-the-shooting-of-the-lioness-peter-whittle-the-iron-lady-margaret-thatcher-meryl-streep-phyllida-lloyd <p><b>Author:</b>Peter Whittle</p><p align="justify"> <br />My husband and I: Maryl Streep and Jim Broadbent as Margaret and Denis Thatcher  </p><p align="justify">As part of the publicity campaign for The Iron Lady, a group of media mavens were invited to dinner at the house of the director Phyllida Lloyd, where they met the star of the film, Meryl Streep. Columnists including Liz Hoggard, India Knight and the sainted Polly Toynbee were among a group who were presumably chosen not just because they were prominent female names in the media but also because they would not have been immediately identifiable as Thatcher sympathisers. Also there apparently, debating the lasting effect of Britain's first female prime minister and the pros and cons of this highly anticipated cinema portrayal, were Tracey Ullman, Janet Street-Porter and Jenni Murray.</p><p><a href="http://standpointmag.co.uk/film-january-february-12-the-shooting-of-the-lioness-peter-whittle-the-iron-lady-margaret-thatcher-meryl-streep-phyllida-lloyd"><span>read more</span></a></p> http://standpointmag.co.uk/film-january-february-12-the-shooting-of-the-lioness-peter-whittle-the-iron-lady-margaret-thatcher-meryl-streep-phyllida-lloyd#comments Film Film Margaret Thatcher Meryl Streep Phyllida Lloyd The Iron Lady UK Politics Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:16:50 +0000 Frances Weaver 4278 at http://standpointmag.co.uk