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Not one of those, it looks like the Alien of the hedge world. Terrifying amount of spokes. I don't want to take it right back, as it secures the garden from the woods at the back - a very good job it does as well due to aforementioned spikes, but it's just too big. It could do with 4 feet off the top and a lot of weight taking out the middle/tidying up.
Will look at loppers @rhowe but thats definitely going to be a tough day or 2. Maybe the best option. And yes, already considerig the different items of protective clothing I can use.
Don't think next doors is a stihl but didn't look too shabby just struggled with the thickeness and toughness of the branches. Reckon a still will hold up better?
TM
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Oliver Schick
Does it have white flowers? If not it may be a berberis:
https://www.best4hedging.co.uk/images/berberis-x-ottawensis-hedge-plants-p10-2313_zoom.jpg
You could take it right back to the ground, they usually recover, take some cuttings if you're worried it may die. Feed the soil after with that tasty chicken manure pellets and add a mulch. It's probably a good wind break as it is, if that's a consideration.