17 SEPTEMBER 1988, Page 30

Parker Dukakis

Sir: Michael Dukakis doesn't have a dis- proportionately large head (`The resistible charms of the bodies politic', 20 August). The problem is that he has the physique of a Thunderbirds puppet. Ingenious camera angles won't get rid of the problem. If Dukakis wins in November, the world's press photographers aren't going to spend the next four years crawling around on the floor after him.

Nancy Reagan proved how far you can get with power dressing. Padded shoulders are the answer for Mr Dukakis. In the meantime, we can all enjoy the novelty of a politician who publicly worries about the possibility of being big-headed.

Dave Royle

Widecombe House, Crawford Road, London SE5