Gentlemen,
Having had a flash of inspiration (mock ye not) I tried using Internet Explorer instead of my usual browser, Firefox 19.0. It seems, unless the law of sod has struck, that the problem is something to do with the browser as IE renders text perfectly legible. I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, an expert in these matters so I might well be wrong. However, I can only speak as I find, and conclude that it is a problem with Firefox.
I composed the first part of this post on FF which was difficult to read, then did a copy and paste having logged in to the site on IE. Result: text perfectly legible.
Possibly one for the 'Strange but True' column.
Thank you all for taking the time and trouble to respond.
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