Does this practice have any place in a modern democracy?
Why should an individual mp be able to block all debate on an issue he takes a dislike to without allowing anyone else to even hear the arguments.

As I type this serial filibusterer tory mp Phillip Davis has been droning on for an hour about nothing to try to stop a domestic violence bill from being debated.

Can you imagine if businesses were operated in this manner? We should expect better from our MPs.