Display Options
This site offers a selection of viewing options that can be selected and saved via 'cookies', so that the viewer gets the same viewing conditions next time they visit the site (please: note exception below).
Available options
Click the style link to select, or use the selector at the top left of each page.
- Standard View and Text Size
- Medium Text Size and Standard View
- Large Text Size and Low Graphics View - as well as enlarging the text further, this option removes background imagery.
- Basic Text and Low Graphics View - this only works for the viewed page, and has to be re-selected on moving to another page. To clear, reload page (or navigate to another).
What is a Cookie?
A 'cookie' is a piece of text information (variable) that is stored on the computer of you, the visitor, to this site. Each time the same computer requests a page with the same browser that stored the cookie, it will send the cookie variable too.
The BBC has an excellent page that explains what cookies are and their usage at What is a cookie?
Also see our Site Accessibility page for other information.