To battle to a draw with Maggie Thatcher was in my book a singular accomplishment.

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For greatest British living woman, the Queen and Baroness Thatcher finished above Dame Maggie, in third, and Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, in fourth.

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Notsensibles guitarist Steven Hartley told the BBC News website the song - which features the chorus line "I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher, I'm in love with Margaret Thatcher, I'm in love with Maggie T" - had been conceived as a satirical swipe at the former Conservative leader.

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