Russell Findlay agrees he can be a very difficult man.An obsessive drive to get the bottom of things during almost 30 years as a journalist made him a few powerful enemies.His confrontational ethos brought dozens of criminals, crooked lawyers and disreputable politicians to public attention.But life was turned upside down two days before Christmas 2015 when a hitman disguised as a postie turned up at Findlay’s home and threw sulphuric acid in his face.Luckily, violent William “Basil” Burns, also armed with a knife and carrying out the orders of a Mr Big, underestimated his target.Findlay smashed out the thug’s false teeth and wrestled him to the ground before police turned up.It is no exaggeration to say that many of the bad actors who.
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