Some 1980s graffiti went
"Once we were an Empire, so we had an emperor;
Then we became a Kingdom, so we had a king.
Now we are a country and we have Maggie Thatcher".
or, from my student union
"America is a great place. They have Ronald Reagan, Johnny Cash, and Stevie Wonder. Here in Britain we have Maggie Thatcher, no cash, and no fucking wonder."