To refute the fact that Britain is an independent sovereign state and England is not, is to be an idiot. The previous user is completely correct - if we are determining a band be nationality, their viewpoints, other people's viewpoints, it's all irrelevant. All that matters is fact. To argue against fact is just ridiculous. The fact is: their nationality was British, and not English. Not a matter of discussion, a clear fact. Does anything more really need to be said?