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From the archive: Penthouses and poor doors: how Europe’s ‘biggest regeneration project’ fell flat

We are raiding the Guardian Long Read archives to bring you some classic pieces from years past, with new introductions from the authors. This week, from 2021: Few places have seen such turbocharged luxury development as Nine Elms in London. So why are prices tumbling, investors melting away and promises turning to dust? By Oliver Wainwright. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/longreadpod

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  Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest

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  From the archive: How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart

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  What is the real Hamas?

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  A historic revolt, a forgotten hero, an empty plinth: is there a right way…

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  From the archive: Did Brazil’s evangelical superstar have her husband kill…

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  Rage, waste and corruption: how Covid changed politics

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  Disappearing tongues: the endangered language crisis

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  From the archive: The mystery of the Gatwick drone

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  ‘What’s the worst that could happen?’: Love in the sickle cell capital of …

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  Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dump…

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  From the archive – Out of thin air: the mystery of the man who fell from t…

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  200 cats, 200 dogs, one lab: the secrets of the pet food industry

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  Power grab: the hidden costs of Ireland’s datacentre boom

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  From the archive: ‘Is anybody in there?’ Life on the inside as a locked-in…

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  ‘It was so wrong’: why were so many people imprisoned over one protest in …

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  What we talk about when we talk about giving up