diff --git a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/normalize.scss b/opentech/static_src/src/sass/normalize.scss
deleted file mode 100755
index 134935390e94c851a5fa34b334762077fd82c86c..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/opentech/static_src/src/sass/normalize.scss
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,342 +0,0 @@
-// sass-lint:disable-all
-/*! normalize.css v8.0.0 | MIT License | github.com/necolas/normalize.css */
-
-/* Document
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the line height in all browsers.
- * 2. Prevent adjustments of font size after orientation changes in iOS.
- */
-
-html {
-  line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
-  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/* Sections
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * Remove the margin in all browsers.
- */
-
-body {
-  margin: 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Correct the font size and margin on `h1` elements within `section` and
- * `article` contexts in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari.
- */
-
-h1 {
-  font-size: 2em;
-  margin: 0.67em 0;
-}
-
-/* Grouping content
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * 1. Add the correct box sizing in Firefox.
- * 2. Show the overflow in Edge and IE.
- */
-
-hr {
-  box-sizing: content-box; /* 1 */
-  height: 0; /* 1 */
-  overflow: visible; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
- * 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
- */
-
-pre {
-  font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
-  font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/* Text-level semantics
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * Remove the gray background on active links in IE 10.
- */
-
-a {
-  background-color: transparent;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Remove the bottom border in Chrome 57-
- * 2. Add the correct text decoration in Chrome, Edge, IE, Opera, and Safari.
- */
-
-abbr[title] {
-  border-bottom: none; /* 1 */
-  text-decoration: underline; /* 2 */
-  text-decoration: underline dotted; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Add the correct font weight in Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
- */
-
-b,
-strong {
-  font-weight: bolder;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the inheritance and scaling of font size in all browsers.
- * 2. Correct the odd `em` font sizing in all browsers.
- */
-
-code,
-kbd,
-samp {
-  font-family: monospace, monospace; /* 1 */
-  font-size: 1em; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Add the correct font size in all browsers.
- */
-
-small {
-  font-size: 80%;
-}
-
-/**
- * Prevent `sub` and `sup` elements from affecting the line height in
- * all browsers.
- */
-
-sub,
-sup {
-  font-size: 75%;
-  line-height: 0;
-  position: relative;
-  vertical-align: baseline;
-}
-
-sub {
-  bottom: -0.25em;
-}
-
-sup {
-  top: -0.5em;
-}
-
-/* Embedded content
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * Remove the border on images inside links in IE 10.
- */
-
-img {
-  border-style: none;
-}
-
-/* Forms
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * 1. Change the font styles in all browsers.
- * 2. Remove the margin in Firefox and Safari.
- */
-
-button,
-input,
-optgroup,
-select,
-textarea {
-  font-family: inherit; /* 1 */
-  font-size: 100%; /* 1 */
-  line-height: 1.15; /* 1 */
-  margin: 0; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Show the overflow in IE.
- * 1. Show the overflow in Edge.
- */
-
-button,
-input { /* 1 */
-  overflow: visible;
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove the inheritance of text transform in Edge, Firefox, and IE.
- * 1. Remove the inheritance of text transform in Firefox.
- */
-
-button,
-select { /* 1 */
-  text-transform: none;
-}
-
-/**
- * Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
- */
-
-button,
-[type="button"],
-[type="reset"],
-[type="submit"] {
-  -webkit-appearance: button;
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove the inner border and padding in Firefox.
- */
-
-button::-moz-focus-inner,
-[type="button"]::-moz-focus-inner,
-[type="reset"]::-moz-focus-inner,
-[type="submit"]::-moz-focus-inner {
-  border-style: none;
-  padding: 0;
-}
-
-/**
- * Restore the focus styles unset by the previous rule.
- */
-
-button:-moz-focusring,
-[type="button"]:-moz-focusring,
-[type="reset"]:-moz-focusring,
-[type="submit"]:-moz-focusring {
-  outline: 1px dotted ButtonText;
-}
-
-/**
- * Correct the padding in Firefox.
- */
-
-fieldset {
-  padding: 0.35em 0.75em 0.625em;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the text wrapping in Edge and IE.
- * 2. Correct the color inheritance from `fieldset` elements in IE.
- * 3. Remove the padding so developers are not caught out when they zero out
- *    `fieldset` elements in all browsers.
- */
-
-legend {
-  box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
-  color: inherit; /* 2 */
-  display: table; /* 1 */
-  max-width: 100%; /* 1 */
-  padding: 0; /* 3 */
-  white-space: normal; /* 1 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Add the correct vertical alignment in Chrome, Firefox, and Opera.
- */
-
-progress {
-  vertical-align: baseline;
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove the default vertical scrollbar in IE 10+.
- */
-
-textarea {
-  overflow: auto;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Add the correct box sizing in IE 10.
- * 2. Remove the padding in IE 10.
- */
-
-[type="checkbox"],
-[type="radio"] {
-  box-sizing: border-box; /* 1 */
-  padding: 0; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Correct the cursor style of increment and decrement buttons in Chrome.
- */
-
-[type="number"]::-webkit-inner-spin-button,
-[type="number"]::-webkit-outer-spin-button {
-  height: auto;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the odd appearance in Chrome and Safari.
- * 2. Correct the outline style in Safari.
- */
-
-[type="search"] {
-  -webkit-appearance: textfield; /* 1 */
-  outline-offset: -2px; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/**
- * Remove the inner padding in Chrome and Safari on macOS.
- */
-
-[type="search"]::-webkit-search-decoration {
-  -webkit-appearance: none;
-}
-
-/**
- * 1. Correct the inability to style clickable types in iOS and Safari.
- * 2. Change font properties to `inherit` in Safari.
- */
-
-::-webkit-file-upload-button {
-  -webkit-appearance: button; /* 1 */
-  font: inherit; /* 2 */
-}
-
-/* Interactive
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/*
- * Add the correct display in Edge, IE 10+, and Firefox.
- */
-
-details {
-  display: block;
-}
-
-/*
- * Add the correct display in all browsers.
- */
-
-summary {
-  display: list-item;
-}
-
-/* Misc
-   ========================================================================== */
-
-/**
- * Add the correct display in IE 10+.
- */
-
-template {
-  display: none;
-}
-
-/**
- * Add the correct display in IE 10.
- */
-
-[hidden] {
-  display: none;
-}
diff --git a/opentech/templates/base-apply.html b/opentech/templates/base-apply.html
index 65a97450b4568f86afed5391a72725b92780d672..cb913d8fa8a3bcfcfcba3a089fe44bcd5327bd7f 100644
--- a/opentech/templates/base-apply.html
+++ b/opentech/templates/base-apply.html
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     <head>
         {# TODO fallbacks if page is not defined e.g. for 404 page #}
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
         <title>{% block title_prefix %}{% if request.site.site_name %}{{ request.site.site_name }} | {% endif %}{% endblock %}{% block title %}{% if page.seo_title %}{{ page.seo_title }}{% else %}{{ page.title }}{% endif %}{% endblock %}{% block title_suffix %}{{ TITLE_SUFFIX }}{% endblock %}</title>
         <meta name="description" content="{% if page.search_description %}{{ page.search_description }}{% else %}{{ page.listing_summary }}{% endif %}" />
-        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+        <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com">
 
         <!-- favicons -->
         {% comment %}
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@
         <meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff">
         <link rel="mask-icon" href="{% static 'images/favicons/safari-pinned-tab.svg' %}" color="#5bbad5">
 
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/normalize.css' %}">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/normalize/8.0.0/normalize.min.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/apply/main.css' %}">
         {# Hijack styling #}
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'hijack/hijack-styles.css' %}" />
diff --git a/opentech/templates/base.html b/opentech/templates/base.html
index fd3e8e71ecaf577eebd4e52d5ad08a49b8dc90a3..460aab49274b45e20e8652735a59f33937545934 100644
--- a/opentech/templates/base.html
+++ b/opentech/templates/base.html
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
     <head>
         {# TODO fallbacks if page is not defined e.g. for 404 page #}
         <meta charset="utf-8" />
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
         <title>{% block title_prefix %}{% if request.site.site_name %}{{ request.site.site_name }} | {% endif %}{% endblock %}{% block title %}{% if page.seo_title %}{{ page.seo_title }}{% else %}{{ page.title }}{% endif %}{% endblock %}{% block title_suffix %}{{ TITLE_SUFFIX }}{% endblock %}</title>
         <meta name="description" content="{% if page.search_description %}{{ page.search_description }}{% else %}{{ page.listing_summary }}{% endif %}" />
-        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" />
+        <link rel="dns-prefetch" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com">
 
         <!-- favicons -->
         {% comment %}
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@
         <meta property="og:description" content="{{ page|social_text:request.site }}" />
         <meta property="og:site_name" content="{{ settings.utils.SocialMediaSettings.site_name }}" />
 
-        <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/normalize.css' %}">
+        <link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/normalize/8.0.0/normalize.min.css">
         <link rel="stylesheet" href="{% static 'css/public/main.css' %}">
 
         {% block extra_css %}{% endblock %}