How would you take up this post?

[Gilly]

It's cemented in and is surrounded by crazy paving on mine and the neighbour's property that I really don't want to take up right now.

I have a large metal spike and a lump hammer. Is that likely to break up the nice stone on either side?

 

[Gilly]

You mean a flush cut, like a saw?

I need to get it out rather than cut it off, so that I can replace it with a new one (old fence blew down, there should be a fence where the gravel stops)

 

[Gilly]

I've looked at the posts again. Whilst I don't like the colour I might be able to reuse them if I paint them. That would make things much easier.

Not sure the neighbour will like that too much after he funded posts/board/panels for the back but it is his border after all

Still want the bricks out, they've laid 3 layers of single brick under the fence. Not keen on that.

[edit]I hesitate to say genius regarding what looks like a redneck, but that jack idea is brilliant.